Game apparatus.



R. CARTER.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLIOATIOH FILED AYE. 20.1900.

924,038. Patented June 8,1909.

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R. CARTER. GAME APPARATUS.

Patented June'8, 1909.

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ROBERT CARTER, OF RUSH CITY, MINNESOTA.

' GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 8, 1909.

Application filed. April 20, 1908. Serial No. 428,126.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, ROBERT CARTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rush City, in the county of Chisago, State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus andI: do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and :use the same.

This invention relates to game apparatus and has for its object toprovide a simply constructed apparatus adapted to instruct and amuse,and which may be played by two persons.

The invention consists in a dial having radially disposed characters, apointer movable over the dial, a plurality of single guideways,

a double guideway, a figurein each guideway, 1

two rotary members, means for transmitting the motion of the rotarymembers independe ently to the pointer, and means for coupling therotary members to the figures one at a time.

The rotary members are preferably formed to represent windlassesprovided with representations ofsweeps, and the figures movable in theguideways are-formed to represent stumps, and connected by cords to thewindlasses, the=game being characterized as a stump pulling game or theprizestump puller, the prize or object for which the game is playedbeing disposed in the stump? or figure movable inthe double guideway.

Inthe. drawings representing the embodiment of the invention, Figure 1is a plan view of the improved apparatus with the cover removed; Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional elevation. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectioncentrally through the apparatus. Fig. 4. is a section through one ofthedrums. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the movable blocks orstumps. Fig.6 is a perspective view of the double stump or the prizestump.

The improved device comprises a casing 10 of any suitable size .or ofany suitable mate rial and: referablyformed with an intermediate ta 1eor platform 11 and cover 12. The table 11 is divided into two partspreferably transversely and rovided with a dial 1-3 at the dividingpoint, t 1e dial having radially disposed characters of any desiredform, but preferably twelve numerals and with four spaces marked Pull.Mounted for rotation through the dialis a shaft 14 and carrycated to thepointer shaft, as hereafter 6X.

plained. The drum 20 is provided with an operating arm 26 and the drum21 is provided with a similar operating arm 27, the drums being in theform of ordinary stump pulling windlassesand the arms being in theform'of the sweeps usually employed upon such windlasses.

Formed in the table 11 preferably at a central point thereof andopposite the dial 13, is a guideway or slot 28 which extends each sideof a center line 29 which is preferably disposed upon the table 11, theguideway 28 for the purpose of this description being denoted as the"double guideway, and movably disposed in this guideway is a block 30which is provided with means for supporting an article which isdenominated the prize, and'for which the players contend. For thepurpose of illustration, the block 30 is provided with a cavity 31 and amovable closure 32,rso that the prize may be concealed from .theplayers, and they kept in ignorance of the object for which they arecontending until the prize is won, which adds greatly to the interest ofthe game.

Disposed in the table 11 at each side of the dividing line 29 are slotsor guideways 33 34, the guideways distributed over the surface of thetable, but all theguideways of each side of the table are directedtoward one side of the drum which is located upon that side, the doubleguideway 28 being doubly inclined, as shown, so that each portion isdirected toward the drum with which it'is associated. Each of theguideways is provided with a block, movable therein, the blocks of theguideways 33 being denoted 35, and the blocks movable in the guideways34 denoted 36. Each of the blocks is formed with recesses in the sidesnear the lower part in which the edges of the guideways engage to holdthe blocks movably in position, and the double block 30 is provided withtwo small hooks 3738 at opposite sides, the

hooks adapted to receive the rings 39-40 of ull cords 41-42 leading fromthe drums, as ereinafter explained. The inner ends of all of theguideways or the ends next to the drums 2021, are enlarged to permit theblocks to be removed when they reach the ends of the guideways, ifrequired.

The lower ends of the shafts ].8l9 are stepped in the bottom of thecasing 10 and supported in vertical position by bridge frames indicatedat 4344 while the pointer shaft 14 is likewise stepped in the bottom ofthe casing 10 and supported by a bridge frame 45.

With an apparatus thus constructed, the game is played as follows, andfor the purpose of this description, the block 30 will be denoted as theprize stump, and the other blocks 35-36 as the stumps or pull stumps.Two persons can play the game. The prize stump 30 is first provided witha prize which may be of any desired character and may be deposited by athird person and its character not revealed to the players until it iswon by one of them at the end of the game. Any suitable means may beemployed to determine which of the players shall start first and whenthat is determined the player thus indicated turns the sweep 26 or 27 ofhis side of the table one full revolution, and this movement through theaction of the pulleys and cords rotates the pointer 15 but at a greaterspeed as the pulleys 16 and 17 are smaller than the pulleys 22 and 23.The character on the dial over which the indicator end of the pointerstops denotes the number of stumps which each player is to pull, whothen attaches one end of his cord 41 or 42 as the case may be, to aprojection 43 or 44 on his drum 20 or 21 and places the ring 39 or 40over one of the stumps 35 or 36 as the case may be, and rotates the drumby the sweep attached thereto, and thus pulls the stump along itsguideway until it is within the enlargement at the end, when the stumpcan be removed. The operation is then repeated until the denoted numberof stumps are pulled. The other player then rotates his drum and thecharacter over which the pointer stops denotes the number of stumpswhich the second player is to pull which he does by means of the drumand cord at his side of the table. The player who first pulls all of hisstumps is the winner, and he connects his cord to the prize stump andpulls it to his side and extracts the prize.

Of course it will be understood that the game may be varied to anyrequired extent by devising rules and conditions which will complicatethe actions, and so prolong the game. For instance a certain characteron the dial might indicate that one player was to surrender one of hispulled stumps to the other,

or vice versa, but such changes in. the mannor of playing the game donot constitute a departure from the principle of the invention, as nochange of the structure is required.

The casing may be of any suitable material and of any required size andvany required number of the guideways and blocks may be employed, and anyrequired number of the characters arranged upon the dial.

What is claimed, is

1. A game apparatus of the character described comprising a rotarymember, means for operating said rotary member, a dial hav ing radiallydisposed characters, a pointer mounted for rotation over said dial,means whereby the motion of said rotary member is transmitted to saidpointer, a plurality of guideways, an object movable in each guideway,and means for coupling said objects one at a time to said rotary member.

2. A game apparatus of the character described comprising two rotarymembers spaced apart, means for imlependently operating said rotarymembers, a dial having radially disposed characters, a pointer mountedfor rotation over said dial, means whereby the motion of said rotarymembers is independently transmitted to said pointer, a double guideway,an object movable in said double guideway, a series of guidewaysassociated with each of said rotary members, an object movable in eachof said last mentioned guideways, and means for coupling each of saidrotary members to its series of associated objects one at a time andalso to the object in said double guideway.

3. A game apparatus of the character de scribed comprising a tablehaving a plurality of guideways, an object movable in each of saidguideways, a member mounted for rotation in said table, a cord connectedat one end to said rotary member and wound thereon when the rotarymember is actuated and adapted to be connected to said objects one at atime, a dial mounted upon said table and provided with radially disposedcharacters, a pointer movable over said dial, and means for transmittingthe motion of said rotary member tosaid pointer.

4. A game apparatus of the character described comprising a table, twomembers spaced apart and mounted for rotation on said table, a dialhaving radially disposed. characters, a pointer movable over said dial,a double guideway in said table, an object movable in said doubleguideway, a series of guideways in said table associated with each ofsaid rotary members, an object movable in each of said associatedguideways, and,

means for coupling each of said rotary members to its series ofassociated objects one at a time and also to the object in said doubleguideway.

5. A game apparatus of the character described comprising two rotarymembers Hill spaced apart, means for independently operating said rotarymembers, a dial having radially disposed characters, a pointer mountedfor rotation over said dial, means whereby the motion of said rotarymembers is independently transmitted to said pointer, a double guideway,an object movable in said double guideway and provided with means forsupporting an article, a series of guideways associated witheach of saidrotary members, an object movable in each of said last mentionedguideways, and means for coupling each of said rotary members to itsseries of associated objects one at a time and also to the object insaid double guideway. 6. A game apparatus of the character describedcomprising two rotary members spaced apart, means for independentlyoperating said rotary members, a dial having radially disposedcharacters, a pointer mounted for rotation over said dial, means wherebythe motion of said rotary members is inde endently transmitted to saidpointer, a double guideway, an object movable in said double guideway,and provided with a receiving cavity, a closure to said cavity, a seriesof guideways associated with each of said rotary members, an objectmovable in each of said last mentioned guideways, and means for couplingeach of said rotary members to its series of associated objects one at atime and also to the object in said double guideway.

7. A game apparatus of the character described comprising two drumsmounted for rotation and spaced apart, a sweep connected to each of saiddrums, a dial having radially disposed characters, a pointer mounted forrotation over said dial, means whereby the motion of said rotary drumsis inde endently transmitted to said pointer, a dou le guideway, anobject movable in said double guideway, a series of guideways associatedwith each of said rotary drums, an object movable in each of saidguideways, cords carried by said rotary drums and adapted to be coupledto said associated objects one at a time.

8. A game apparatus of the character de scribed comprising a casinghaving a top and provided with two sets of single guideways, an objectmovable in each of said single guideways, a double guideway, an objectmovable in said double guideway, two shafts spaced apart and mounted forrotation in said casing, a drum carried by each of said shafts, a cordpulley carried by each of said shafts, a dial having radially disposedcharacters, a shaft mounted for rotation and extending through saiddial, a pointer carried by said dial shaft and movable over said dial,two cord pulleys carried by said dial shaft, endless cords between thepulleys of said drum shafts and the pulleys of said dial shaft, sweepsconnected to saiddrums, cords connected respectively to said drums andadapted to be connected to said objects one at a time.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT CARTER.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL C. JOHNSON, WM. T. CARTER;

